On this day in 1777,
After raiding the English coast (the first such in seven hundred years), John Paul Jones in his Ranger, captures the Drake in the Irish sea. He is later deemed the father of the US Navy.
"... I intend to go in harm's way."
More Colonial Battles
After raiding the English coast (the first such in seven hundred years), John Paul Jones in his Ranger, captures the Drake in the Irish sea. He is later deemed the father of the US Navy.
"... I intend to go in harm's way."
More Colonial Battles
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